Welcome to the USA

We arrived at LAX this evening.  Fortunately, the flight was uneventful.  The girls slept through the majority of it.  Mia flopped like a fish, to use Annie's terminology, but Kennedy slept for about nine hours in the same uncomfortable position. 

The return flight was much more comfortable and there was a significantly smaller chance of picking up anything gross this time.  The time seemed to fly by (pun intended).  Everybody slept at least a little bit.  So, we are not feeling as horrible as expected.  Over thirteen hours in the air and over an hour in customs and we are still feeling happy.

Annie's parents met us at the airport this evening.  That was nice.  The girls got flowers, which was pretty cool.  We had a low-key dinner at the hotel.  Annie wanted a salad.  We haven't been able to eat raw vegetables for over two weeks.  Kennedy had no idea what to eat.  We've been accustomed to Chinese menus and picture menus.  There was none of that tonight.  She chose a salad, but was completely grossed out by the ranch dressing.  I gave her half of my sandwich, but she didn't like that either.  We have a long way to go before American food is the norm.  We'll take any suggestions.  So far, we're thinking truckloads of ramen noodles and vats of chili sauce.

Tomorrow, it's Texas or bust!  We can't wait!